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MOVE in May: yoga with Adrienne daily thread

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Sooverthemill · 01/05/2022 09:16

i can’t tag on this new website! Damn you @MNHQ

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OopNorfDahnSarf · 16/05/2022 08:15

Day 11. Loved it. I think 3rd time round is having an effect.

Congrats on the crow@Shinyandnew2022

BestIsWest · 16/05/2022 09:50

Well done @Shinyandnew2022 on the crowing.
Did 15 yesterday which was nice and quite gentle.

guinnessguzzler · 16/05/2022 20:30

Quite enjoyed Day 16 today. I do like dancer even though I am a bit wobbly and get a sore foot after a while!

Shinyandnew2022 · 16/05/2022 22:30

Day 13 done here .
Feel like I may have 'crowed' a bit much about what was actually just a moment of both feet lifting for crow - but I did it again today so something is happening !

Got cramp in my foot when I tried to grab it though so you can't win them all.

Sooverthemill · 17/05/2022 08:55

Well done @Shinyandnew2022
day 14 'closer'. Really didn't want to and almost kept myself off but glad I did it even after a disturbed night it was great. Every time I manage to do a session I'm reminded at how much I benefit from the discipline of a daily practice. I don't feel I get massively better at it but I think I do improve

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Shannith · 17/05/2022 09:38

@Shinyandnew2022 wow that's brilliant - very impressive. I'm with @Sooverthemill in that I like the preparation but the actual crow eludes me. Unless you count a kind of strange frog jump just to try and jet both feet off the ground.

I'm up to 17 and I like the fact that while I remember so if the little things she says I can rarely remember what session it is - even after 4 months. Keeps me on my toes.

@OopNorfDahnSarf from my survey of one (me) I'd say go in sequence because though I can't quite work out what her plan is, she does seem to have one and even the ones which I think are a bit meh (weird breathing) do all add up in that I can tell I'm much more aware how how I breathe when I move -which makes everything more fluid.

Sticking with it for nearly 4 months now has been a revelation.

Month one (and I'd been doing regular yoga for a while) - could hardly keep up, it all seemed way too fast, spent half the time probably doing the wrong g things as I'm guided by her instructions as I use my phone but did feel slightly more supple

Month two - still had lots of wtf Adrienne moments but really strayed to consider my form and doing things properly - suddenly realised I was generally able to do things or at least attempt them that I could in month one

Month three - could prep try much follow and do most of the things - I surprised myself but being able to do things that in month kne I'd considered crazy and not physically possible

Month four - wow, I get it. I'm able to (mostly) do everything and have the time and space to adjust as I go along. Her commentary makes sense now rather than just a nice voice in the background. I can really engage my more, lift up from my pelvis etc. p Leo's have commented on my much improved posture, I ride (marginally) better and overall my physical well being has increased say 30/40%

I still ache some days and put it off - but hey I'm 47 and that's to be expected. I'd probably be crippled without hiya - I've got a smashed collarbone - and decades of terrible posture as a result, dodgey hips and 3/4years ago I was so I'll I literally could not walk up stairs.

So I've rediscovers what it's like to be strong and flexible and it's had a lovely impact on my life.

All I've done differently is move everyday (or thereabouts, I'm not a saint). So it's really, really worth keeping going.

No fast results for me, no bam and at the start wayyyy more days when I thought it make making no difference than days when it seemed to but it has slowly, gently worked.

Prestissimo · 17/05/2022 13:13

Just done day 14. No crowing for me yet but my yogic squat was definitely more comfortable today so that's some progress. I'm also really good at 'coming to peace' when we lie down at the end Grin

Overall am enjoying it. I've never done anything every day before and it's a nice rhythm to be in. Might try for d15 this evening as I'm away at the end of the month and don't want to be too far behind.

OopNorfDahnSarf · 17/05/2022 21:20

Hi everyone.

Day 12 today. Enjoyed it. I think I have been doing yoga for about 2 months now.

I am sticking with the sequence although not on the same days.

Interesting detail@Shannith on how each month brings something new.

Shinyandnew2022 · 17/05/2022 22:18

@Shannith thanks for taking the time to post your progress story - it's quite inspiring and making me reflect too.

Did day 14 today - I have felt awful all day today - I had to have a nap between work and yoga but I still did it !
Quite liked this session and nice and short

Sooverthemill · 18/05/2022 09:40

Day 15 for me : reset. Nice and short but really invigorating and stretchy.

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Prestissimo · 18/05/2022 13:12

Day 16 done. Enjoyed that one.

OopNorfDahnSarf · 18/05/2022 16:06

Day 13. Half moon demands such a lot of core strength. Felt quite brutal today.

Shinyandnew2022 · 18/05/2022 19:05

Day 15 done here. Really like that one - I have grown to really enjoy knocking on heavens door. Also enjoyed the challenge of forearm plank.

BestIsWest · 18/05/2022 20:14

Did 19 today as it was shorter than 18 - I was tired - but only managed 13 minutes of it.

Rummikub · 18/05/2022 21:02

I did about 7 min of day 10. But it’s better than nothing.

Liked reading about your progress too Shannith. I read that to get me motivated to start.

Sooverthemill · 19/05/2022 08:04

Day 16: anchor
so, I can do dancer on right leg but in left leg I need to put my finger on the sideboard without even pressing down to stay up. It’s clearly psychological. Anyway, that was very very nice

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Rummikub · 19/05/2022 09:38

i like dancer pose.

Day 11 today mobility. I need some mobility. My feet and ankles so stiff. I liked this one. Nothing impossible- thread the needle I can’t do yet. But doesn’t feel impossible like crow.

i read that the nhs are going to suggestion exercise rather than prescribe painkillers for arthritis.

i dont understand how this will work. Sometimes I take painkillers so I can start to move. Also isn’t arthritis a wear and tear issue- how does exercise help?

Sooverthemill · 19/05/2022 10:10

The nhs are changing how they prescribe for some types of chronic pain. They do this from time to time. It’s a major issue fir people with chronic pain. DDs GP says he will continue to prescribe for DD

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guinnessguzzler · 19/05/2022 10:28

Day 19 done. Quite lovely apart from the mountain climbing but that didn't last too long. Glad everyone is still going with it and @Shannith your analysis of the journey rings true for me too, great way of explaining it. I still find myself thinking 'I don't remember doing this before' when I obviously have so it still isn't boring!

Rummikub · 19/05/2022 10:31

Sooverthemill · 19/05/2022 10:10

The nhs are changing how they prescribe for some types of chronic pain. They do this from time to time. It’s a major issue fir people with chronic pain. DDs GP says he will continue to prescribe for DD

Good your gp will continue to prescribe.

i suspect it might be cost cutting by nhs.

BestIsWest · 19/05/2022 19:05

18 done. I really like 18, it’s one of my favourites as I love all the twisty poses - I can do those! Plus my shoulders were stiff after a long train journey yesterday (How can it take 3.5 hours and three trains to go 60 miles? Huh Transport For Wales?).

Shinyandnew2022 · 19/05/2022 19:37

Day 16 done here. Feeling rather rubbish today have definitely picked up something from DD last week but inevitably I seem to feel worse than she did. It's Not covid at least.
I definitely wasn't at my best today.
Side plank - no way
Dancer - wobbly as you like

Enjoyed it still though would like To remember that one for a day when I feel less floppy

Sooverthemill · 19/05/2022 20:27

It's cost cutting also the reason am g is the opioid addiction crisis. But many many people need opioid drugs to exist. Endometriosis, EDS, so many many conditions that require it. I know we are lucky with our GP. He continues to prescribe drugs that are not approved by local commissioning group and he argues with them. Eg DD can't swallow normal tablets so needs ones with specific coatings. She gets them, ditto the too expensive emollients she needs for severe eczema. Because of her many chronic conditions she has some weird needs ( complex needs I guess).

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Rummikub · 19/05/2022 22:08

It’s hard isn’t it trying to get the right meds and feeling like you have to justify it.

Rummikub · 19/05/2022 22:09

I’m hoping day 12 starts on your back tomorrow!

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